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<H1>SheepShaver</H1>
An Open Source PowerMac Emulator
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<H2>General information</H2>

<H3>What is SheepShaver?</H3>
<P>
SheepShaver is a MacOS run-time environment for BeOS and Linux that allows
you to run classic MacOS applications inside the BeOS/Linux multitasking
environment. This means that both BeOS/Linux and MacOS applications can run
at the same time (usually in a window on the BeOS/Linux desktop) and data can
be exchanged between them. If you are using a PowerPC-based system,
   applications will run at native speed (i.e. with no emulation involved).
   There is also a built-in PowerPC emulator for non-PowerPC systems.
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   <P>
   SheepShaver is distributed under the terms of the
   <A HREF="COPYING">GNU General Public License (GPL)</A>.
   However, you still need a copy of MacOS and a PowerMac ROM image to use
   SheepShaver. If you're planning to run SheepShaver on a PowerMac, you probably
   already have these two items.
   </P>

   <H3>Supported systems</H3>
   <P>
   SheepShaver runs with varying degree of functionality on the following systems:
   </P>
   <UL>

  <LI>Unix with X11 (Linux i386/x86_64/ppc, NetBSD 2.x, FreeBSD 3.x)
<LI>Mac OS X (PowerPC and Intel)
  <LI>Windows NT/2000/XP
<LI>BeOS R4/R5 (PowerPC)
  </UL>

  <H3>Some of SheepShaver's features</H3>
  <UL>
  <LI>Runs MacOS 7.5.2 thru 9.0.4. MacOS X as a guest is not supported.
  <LI>Color video display
  <LI>CD quality sound output
  <LI>Access to floppy disks, CD-ROMs and HFS(+) partitions on hard disks
  <LI>Easy file exchange with the host OS via a "Host Directory Tree" icon on the Mac desktop
  <LI>Internet and LAN networking via Ethernet
  <LI>Serial drivers
  <LI>SCSI Manager (old-style) emulation
  </UL>

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  <H2>Download SheepShaver</H2>

  <H3>CVS snapshots and precompiled binaries</H3>
  <UL>
  <LI>For announcements of prebuilt binaries for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows,
  head over to the <A HREF="http://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=20">E-Maculation Forums</A>.
  </UL>

  <H3>Anonymous CVS access</H3>
  <P>
  Because SheepShaver shares a lot of source files with
  <A HREF="http://basilisk.cebix.net">Basilisk II</A>, you also need to
  checkout the Basilisk II sources.
  </P>
  <P>
  To download the current version of the sources via CVS:
  </P>
  <PRE>
  $ cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.cebix.net:/home/cvs/cebix login

  </PRE>
  (password is "anoncvs")
  <PRE>
  $ cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.cebix.net:/home/cvs/cebix checkout BasiliskII
  $ cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.cebix.net:/home/cvs/cebix checkout SheepShaver
  $ cd SheepShaver
  $ make links
  </PRE>
  <P>
  You can then try to compile the program with
  </P>
  <PRE>
  $ cd src/Unix
  $ ./autogen.sh
  $ make
  </PRE>
  <P>
  under Linux, or
  </P>

  <PRE>
  $ cd src/BeOS
  $ make
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  <P>
  under BeOS.
  </P>
  <P>
  A <A HREF="http://www.cebix.net/viewcvs/cebix/SheepShaver/">Web interface</A>
  to the CVS repository is also available.
  </P>

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  <H2>Help and support</H2>

  <H3>Mailing lists</H3>
  <UL>
  <LI>The Basilisk II developer's mailing list
  <A HREF="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/basilisk-devel">basilisk-devel</A>
  can be used for development-related discussion.
  <LI>You can receive notices about CVS commits by subscribing to
  <A HREF="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/basilisk-cvs">basilisk-cvs</A>.
  </UL>

  <H3>Forums and tutorials</H3>
  <UL>
  <LI><A HREF="http://www.emaculation.com">E-Maculation - Information and support for SheepShaver and other Mac emulators</A>
  </UL>
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  <H2>Links</H2>

  <H3>Some random links</H3>
  <UL>
  <LI><A HREF="http://basilisk.cebix.net">Basilisk II</A>
  <LI><A HREF="http://homepage3.nifty.com/toshi3/emu/sheepshaver1.html">SheepShaver for x86 (&#x65e5;&#x672c;&#x8a9e;)</A>
  </UL>
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  <H2>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</H2>

  <H3>Didn't I already see this years ago?</H3>
  <P>
  Yes, SheepShaver originally appeared for BeOS in 1998 as a commercial
  application (first as shareware, then via the now long-defunct BeDepot). Due
  to the demise of Be, it has been re-released in 2002 as Open Source software
  under the GPL.
  </P>

  <H3>Can I run MacOS X applications under Windows with this?</H3>
  <P>

  No. Firstly, SheepShaver doesn't run under Windows. Secondly, MacOS X doesn't
  run under SheepShaver.
  </P>

  <H3>Will you make a Windows version?</H3>
  <P>
  I'm not a Windows programmer.
  </P>

  <H3>What's with the silly name?</H3>
  <P>

  It's a pun on &ldquo;<A HREF="http://shapeshifter.cebix.net">ShapeShifter</A>&rdquo;.
  </P>
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